{"id":76450,"date":"2020-07-17T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selective-hearing.com\/?p=76450"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T22:01:53","slug":"loona-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/?p=76450","title":{"rendered":"LOONA &#8211; [#] Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-76658\" src=\"https:\/\/selective-hearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LOONA-CD-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"LOONA # CD Cover\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Release Date: February 5, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Track Listing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>#<\/li>\n<li>So What<\/li>\n<li>Number 1<\/li>\n<li>Oh (Yes I Am)<\/li>\n<li>Ding Ding Dong<\/li>\n<li>365<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LOONA&#8217;s second EP <strong>[#]<\/strong> arrives two years after their debut <strong>[++]<\/strong>, and it&#8217;s repackaged album <strong>[X X]<\/strong>. The success of their debut EP has elevated the expectations of LOONA to new levels. Will they be able to equal their past achievements, or will <strong>[#]<\/strong> fall under the sophomore slump category?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[MV] LOONA(\uc774\ub2ec\uc758 \uc18c\ub140) _ So What\" width=\"1320\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Vto_qUIjcA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Based on the opening two songs, there should be no worry that LOONA will falter with this EP. <strong>[#]<\/strong> is a short but intense bit of dubby dance music that is an excellent introduction to the lead single <em>So What<\/em>. Unlike LOONA&#8217;s previous efforts, this track takes them into the world of telling the world how badass they are and how many fucks they give.<\/p>\n<p>It may come as a bit of shock to those who like the lighter side of LOONA, but you have to give the group props for trying something different. The remainder of <strong>[#]<\/strong> is more of what made <strong>[++]<\/strong> and <strong>[X X]<\/strong> the fantastic albums they are. Much of the remaining material sounds like a continuation of where they left off on those albums.<\/p>\n<p>What will float your boat will depend on what your listening mood is. <em>Number 1<\/em> will satisfy those who want some smooth R&amp;B\/Pop in their lives. In contrast, <em>Oh (Yes I Am)<\/em> and <em>Ding Ding Dong<\/em> will appeal to folks who crave something with a little more frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>The last song on this EP is <em>365<\/em>. Released back in December of 2019, it is a love letter to LOONA&#8217;s fans. They promise to shine for the entire year as a sign of appreciation. This expression of affection should bring those feels to even the most stoic of Orbits.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, <strong>[#]<\/strong> is a concise but entertaining EP that shows that LOONA is capable of keeping their momentum going even with the gap between releases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[#]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: [#]\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6rOL2mghTfDyx5CY0eU1Dn?si=AAIErOqwQPiq6sj4V6w_mg&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/ep\/1497089137?app=music&amp;at=1010lxtp\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[#] is LOONA&#8217;s second EP, and it features the singles 365 and So What.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":273,"featured_media":79272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[52,1669],"class_list":["post-76450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-music-reviews","tag-k-pop","tag-loona"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76450"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79273,"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76450\/revisions\/79273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/79272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.selective-hearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}